United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 59 (108th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.
Introduced
11 June 2003
Last action
13 May 2004 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 35 years and who has been a resident within the United States for at least 14 years eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President.
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Timeline
11 June 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 June 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
13 May 2004
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 June 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-joint-resolution/59
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/59
- us · 108-hjres-59 · source updated 2 January 2025